2.8bn people can’t afford healthy diets globally – FAO

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Qu Dongyu, said on Wednesday at least 2.8 billion people across the world cannot afford healthy diets.

Dongyu stated this during the 2024 World Food Day global ceremony with the theme: “Right to ‘Foods’ for a Better Life and a Better Future.”

The FAO chief pointed out that malnutrition in its various forms existed in all countries and socio-economic classes.